News briefs:May 31, 2010
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American Samoa received eight minutes warning before 2009 tsunami
Friday, September 24, 2010 People in American Samoa were given only eight minutes warning that a tsunami, which killed 32 people in the unincorporated territory, resulting from the 2009 Samoa earthquake, was approaching. A report published by the United States Congress admits that the warning was issued sixteen minutes afterContinue Reading
US troops in the Philippines to resume activities
Wednesday, January 24, 2007 The US embassy in the Philippines said Tuesday that military maneuvers between US and domestic troops will resume next month after its suspension last month when a Philippine court refused to transfer custody of Daniel Smith, a US Marine convicted of raping a Filipina, to theContinue Reading
Elizabeth II annuls Fred Goodwin knighthood
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Queen Elizabeth II, the British monarch, has today withdrawn and annulled a knighthood given to Fred Goodwin in 2004, heeding the advice given to her by a forfeiture committee. Goodwin is the former chief executive at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) and was awardedContinue Reading
News briefs:February 04, 2008
Contents 1 Wikinews News Brief February 04, 2008 1.1 Introduction 2 Events of worldwide notability, military action, disasters etc. 2.1 Tribunal considers role of Canadian minor in alleged war crimes 2.2 Tadi? re-elected President of Serbia 2.3 Egypt seals border with Gaza after 11 days 2.4 Sentences handed down overContinue Reading
Category:Science and technology
This is the category for science and technology. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 5 March 2019: SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule docks with International Space Station 23 February 2019: Zebra stripes may ‘dazzle’ pathogen-packing horse flies, say scientists 11 February 2019: Pioneering oceanographer Walter Munk dies of pneumoniaContinue Reading
G20 protests: Inside a labour march
Wikinews accredited reporter Killing Vector traveled to the G-20 2009 summit protests in London with a group of protesters. This is his personal account. Friday, April 3, 2009 London – “Protest”, says Ross Saunders, “is basically theatre”. It’s seven a.m. and I’m on a mini-bus heading east on the M4Continue Reading
Category:Bruce, Australian Capital Territory
This is the category for Bruce, a suburb of Canberra, Australia. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 16 July 2012: Australian Centre for Paralympic Excellence unveiled 22 June 2012: At Australian gymnastic team announcement, media turns out for Tony Abbott 21 June 2012: Kate Lundy and Tony AbbottContinue Reading
Defendant shoots Judge, three others at Atlanta courthouse
Friday, March 11, 2005 A defendant on trial for rape in Atlanta, Georgia reportedly stole a deputy sheriff’s handgun and used it to shoot the judge, court reporter, and two deputies Friday morning. Three people were killed and one was wounded. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Rowland W. Barnes hasContinue Reading
Associated Press will charge for online content in 2006
Tuesday, April 19, 2005 The Associated Press (AP) announced yesterday that it will charge its members for online content, starting on January 1, 2006. The decision occurred at its annual board meeting. Until the new pricing arrangement takes place, news sites that purchase AP content for their print editions haveContinue Reading